Friends of the Napa Library

Imagine not being able to read, not being able to speak English, having no one to help with your homework, being unable to afford summer programs for your child, or being older and struggling with phones or tablets. Every day, through funding and volunteers, we play a pivotal role in ensuring our library can address these and many other pressing needs, from literacy and English-language learning to the Summer Reading Program and Memory Lab.

Our impact extends well beyond the library’s walls. We donate books to schools, laundromats, senior housing, local hospitals, family centers, and anywhere else reading can make a difference. We provide funds for youth bus passes and, recently, the creation of a monarch butterfly pollination station at the library. Most importantly, we provide thousands of free books to children each year, so they can celebrate the joy of reading and the cherished feeling of owning a book.

By promoting literacy and lifelong learning, we seek to expand opportunity for everyone. Your support keeps our library a vibrant center of learning, cultural enrichment, and community engagement, where everyone can find inspiration and a sense of belonging, from a young mother teaching a child to read to a senior citizen preserving memories.